Definition

Noun: A compact disc write-once is a type of optical storage disc that allows data to be recorded onto it by a user a single time. After this initial writing process, the data becomes permanent and the disc functions as a read-only memory (ROM) device, meaning the data can be read many times but cannot be erased or rewritten.

Usage

This term is used to describe the physical media and its specific, one-time recording capability. It is often used in technical, computing, and data storage contexts. - For long-term archival of important documents, they used a compact disc write-once. - The software automatically verifies the data after burning it to a compact disc write-once.

Advanced Usage

• As a compound modifier: The term can function adjectivally before other nouns to specify the type of disc or drive.
  • Ensure you purchase compact disc write-once media, not rewritable discs, for this purpose.
  • The computer is equipped with a compact disc write-once drive.

Variants and Related Words

• CD-WO: A common initialism for "compact disc write-once."
• CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable): This is the standard and more frequently used term for the same technology. "Compact disc write-once" is a descriptive phrase, while "CD-R" is the standard product name.
• Write-once (adj.): Describing the permanent, non-erasable nature of the storage (e.g., write-once technology, write-once storage).

Synonyms

• CD-R
• Recordable CD

Related Terms (Not Direct Synonyms)

• CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory): A disc that is pressed with data during manufacturing and cannot be written by the user at all.
• CD-RW (Compact Disc-ReWritable): A type of compact disc that allows data to be written, erased, and rewritten multiple times.

Noun

1. a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory